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Acting Chief Information Officer
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Rick Kryger

Deputy Chief Information Officer
Rick Kryger

Rick Kryger has served the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in the Senior Executive Service (SES) since 2005 and in senior management positions for an additional six years. He has served as DOL's Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) since 2019. As DCIO, he established and oversees DOL’s IT Business Application Services, Digital Transformation, and IT acquisition and finance functions for DOL mission critical business systems including case management, acquisition, budget, human resources, and information dissemination. Through his leadership of Digital Transformation, Mr. Kryger is responsible for the department’s Digital, Customer, and User Experience strategies and implementation. He also provides essential guidance in Unemployment Insurance (UI) modernization, particularly in the areas of identity proofing and fraud prevention.

Directorates:

Muhammad Butt

Cybersecurity Directorate
Muhammad Butt, Acting Director

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IT Operations and Services Directorate
Scott Hall, Acting Director

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Administration, Business Management & Governance Directorate
Akanksha Sharma, Acting Director

Akanksha Sharma

Digital Transformation Directorate
Akanksha Sharma, Director

Akanksha Sharma is a senior information technology (IT) leader with almost 20 years of combined experience in both the public and private sectors. Focusing on establishing and executing technology strategies, she drives digital transformation and large-scale IT modernization efforts. She currently serves as the Director of Digital Transformation at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. In this role, she oversees digital transformation efforts that improve the user and customer experience of DOL’s benefits and services such as the unemployment insurance modernization.

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Business Application Services Directorate
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The Business Application Services Directorate oversees all business-focused application projects throughout the development life cycle. This includes: managing staff resources, identifying ways to improve existing business-focused systems, and transitioning legacy systems onto platform technologies that adhere to the department’s enterprise architecture strategic plan and agency mission needs.